Conrad Burns Quotes

Liberalization of trade barriers are essential for long-term global growth.

America has a right to demand that the world’s markets are open to our products …

Old ideas of not trading because 'they won't open their markets to us' miss the entire point of allowing goods to be imported into the United States - because we want and need them and because someone here believes that the good or service received in exchange for our dollars creates value for them.

Trade liberalization can be contagious, and the opening of markets regionally can spark progress multilaterally as well.

Africa needs access to markets.

And one of our points of continuing conversation with our trading partners is the urgency of their taking steps to remove barriers to their improved growth performance.

Developed countries and advanced developing countries must open their markets for products from the developing world, and support in developing their export and import capacity.

Before we move forward with new efforts to lower the barriers to international free trade, we must review the consequences of the policies of the past and address the problems of the present.

Mexico is the only country in the world that has a trade agreement with United States and Canada, and at the same time has one with Europe. These are the two largest markets in the world. By the same token, Mexico has one of the most open economies.

Free trade is very important if we respect equality among nations.

The closest we can come to free trade is illuminating the barriers to free trade.

Demanding freedom of access to other markets isn't protectionism, it's free trade.

When you lower trade barriers and level the playing field, you create a mutual pool of wealth.

The people who are banking on Oriental trade are bound to be disappointed. The United States cannot compete with foreign countries until we can manufacture products at a lower cost, which means cheaper labor

The thing that we have to worry about is this protectionist movement that has reared its head again in this country

It is difficult to overcome protectionism when times are bad.

I do not believe that we are under any obligation whatsoever to the Filipino people to open our markets..

For trade to grow, India must make a strategic decision that you want to encourage interdependence and more openness and more trade-based economy.

There are some who want to move us back to the days when we were protectionists and keep all goods off our shores.

I know the value and significance of trading opportunities and have seen myself from Americas to the Far East the power of trade and open markets.

Globally, we need to make sure that markets are open... If we see that there are restrictions on free trade, then simple economic logic will demonstrate that this is not beneficial.

We want trade agreements that aid development and increase prosperity, growth and productivity at home and in our trade partner countries.

We seek to better integrate Brazil into the world... and eliminate unfair trade practices and uncertainty for foreign trade flows.

It is hard for me to understand why we tolerate so many barriers to agriculture trade when America is the No. 1 producer of agriculture products. I think opening up markets - more markets for agricultural sales is a very high priority for us.

We can do a much better job free of protectionist Europeans.